Chmurka the Messy Glutton!
I've been going to Raya open houses ever since I was a kid. Growing up in government quarters over in the east coast has it privileges when it comes to Raya time. Everyone knows my mum because she's one of the main baju kurung seamstresses in the area. It was the good old days when the food was really good and had a homely quality to it. In addition to the neighbourhood celebrations, I would also attend the open houses at the Menteri Besar and Tengku Mahkota's residence. However, as the years progressed, the food became less luxurious, the green pau's shrank, the door gifts disappeared and the crowds became bigger. In short, open houses became ugly. It is one of the reasons I no longer attend Badawi's do at PWTC anymore. Crazy queues up numerous escalators, lousy food and a cattle sort of herding strategy for crowd dispersal.
So after stopping for a couple of years, this year I went to Tun Mahathir's open house at Jalan Kuda Emas, Mines Resort City. It was a crazy walk to his house, perhaps 2 kilometres. A great way to build up an appetite. Arrangements were hectic, but the food was good. And visitors were provided nice tables and seating to enjoy the nasi goreng, kuay teow goreng, rendang, lemang, ketupat, roti jala, kari ayam, mee soto, rojak, popiah, satay, air kacang soya, sirap kikapo(!) and Nelson's Corn in a Cup(!). Droves of people turned up to shake Tun Mahathir's hand and get a free meal off him although it rained cats and dogs.
As expected, the Ugly Malaysian came too. The profile is usually a woman of Chinese descent, at least 35 years of age. Like the soya milk? Fill it into used mineral water bottles or better yet, the giant tumbler you bought from tupperware. Fancy the crispy fried springrolls? Carry a mountain of 'em off by sandwiching them between a plate and your palm. Haven't had ketupat this good? Take at least three a person and go for more even before the former is touched. Don't want to dirty your fingers? Forget about forks, just pinch the food thong and treat it like an eating utensil. Worried about food freshness? Throw away the food you took on the first round and go for the hotter food! Raya cookies come in boxes, so take the whole box for easy serving!
The Ugly Malaysian is here to stay.
So after stopping for a couple of years, this year I went to Tun Mahathir's open house at Jalan Kuda Emas, Mines Resort City. It was a crazy walk to his house, perhaps 2 kilometres. A great way to build up an appetite. Arrangements were hectic, but the food was good. And visitors were provided nice tables and seating to enjoy the nasi goreng, kuay teow goreng, rendang, lemang, ketupat, roti jala, kari ayam, mee soto, rojak, popiah, satay, air kacang soya, sirap kikapo(!) and Nelson's Corn in a Cup(!). Droves of people turned up to shake Tun Mahathir's hand and get a free meal off him although it rained cats and dogs.
As expected, the Ugly Malaysian came too. The profile is usually a woman of Chinese descent, at least 35 years of age. Like the soya milk? Fill it into used mineral water bottles or better yet, the giant tumbler you bought from tupperware. Fancy the crispy fried springrolls? Carry a mountain of 'em off by sandwiching them between a plate and your palm. Haven't had ketupat this good? Take at least three a person and go for more even before the former is touched. Don't want to dirty your fingers? Forget about forks, just pinch the food thong and treat it like an eating utensil. Worried about food freshness? Throw away the food you took on the first round and go for the hotter food! Raya cookies come in boxes, so take the whole box for easy serving!
The Ugly Malaysian is here to stay.
Comments
You know his wife wears fake wig as she is 100% bald?
Nice site. Will visit you regularly. :)
for sure, only Beautiful Malaysians will come XD